It’s not hard to figure out why there is so much interest in Volodkin’s company. The aptly named Hype Machine is rapidly becoming the gatekeeper to the influential MP3 blogosphere. Just as the political bloggers are altering the outcome of elections, MP3 bloggers are changing the way people discover new music.
Hype machine: Gatekeeper of the MP3 blogosphere - Jul. 23, 2008